I think we underestimate the effect color has in our lives related to decor, wardrobe, presentation of food, to emotional expression. It influences cultural norms- apparel for funerals or weddings, color options based on gender, or purple for royals. Think of the impact in Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy opens the door and steps into Oz.
Hi. Yes, sorry about the strange title. Here is the long reason why that happened. The video was titled "final" due to some random actions. When someone uploads a video to RU-vid the default title is the name of the file they upload. It is possible to change this title. However, on this occasion, I forgot to change it. For each video I make I have a number of video clips which I edit together. By convention I call this edited video "final" . With hindsight it is probably not the best name to use. It is a good example of how technology can sometimes take random things and produce unintended consequences.
I do appreciate your down-to- earth approach to watercolor. Sourcing paper, paint & brushes can be quite overwhelming for beginners. Couldn't agree more about getting proper watercolor paper to allow watercolor to do its magic on the paper. Loving your loose style landscapes Paul! "To get started, you just have to start." 😂
I love such works. Excellent! Charcoal is my discovery of the year :)) I always wanted to draw a lot, but my pencil sketches always turned out as if I had carved a drawing. The pencil doesn't fit in my hand :))) unless it's 8B. I press too gently, my hand is light. I can draw with charcoal and it's faster and nicer, we get along :))) Thank you very much for your encouragement, best regards!
Definitly, I paint about a landscape, when painting from reference photos, for exercises, I don’t feel comfortable at all. I feel easy when I let my mind guide my brush, and very often, it’s to evocate places I deeply feel in connection with. Your videos made me realize this, thank you for that.
I like your plan to choose colors before beginning to paint, because I want to convey certain emotions regardless of subject or "idea." It might help me be clearer as I paint, but I wonder how it will affect the intuitive process?
Yes I think the intuitive process will suffer. I guess every approach has pros and cons. Reducing the number colors available reduces the number of decisions I need to make while painting which helps me work fast. In turn this helps me stay loose.
Perhaps it's mainly very practical people who don't do art themselves who are most neutral, unappreciating, or even negative. To many, it's about the bottom line or what's most practical. I'm the opposite😂
Your videos are an inspiration, thank you. I am lucky enough to live in Finistere, Brittany and I am surrounded by wonderful landscapes. I am a total beginner and had a hangup about paper. I have now ordered a load of newsprint for practicing charcoal drawing.
"...more expressive marks..." I've heard you talk about making marks before. today's talk has made me start thinking about them as an end in themselves, an experiential goal separate from the intention of creating a composition. makes me want to grab my dry media and experiment with an entirely different approach. 🤔
I like it, it looks fun to make! I am so bad with technology that I’m going to stick to my pencils and pastels. I can’t stand extremists and absolutists (I am not an English native speaker so please pardon my mistakes). I totally agree with you, the media (“mediums”?) don’t make the artist. Love your videos 🌻
I really like your comments on studying how others paint (and how good they are) and how you shouldn't compare yourself to them. That really made sense to me. Just keep practicing! I will do that. Thank you.
Thank you. Yes I usually use just one mop brush for all my watercolor landscapes. Using only one brush for the whole painting simplifies but also puts limitations on the painting process. I can live with the limitations.
I've noticed it's nearly impossible for people who are relatively new to art to be loose with their drawing and painting. It's as if it takes courage, because people are scared to maybe make something that looks inaccurate or sloppy or out-of-control. They'll get loose when they're forced to, like with timed gesture drawings, but then they go right back to tight, hyper-controlled drawings. Being loose is an advanced technique, and that takes a long time to develop.
Hi. Thank you for your comment. There are some things beginners can try that might help to loosen up. For example try some abstract drawing. Try drawing from imagination rather than from references. Focus on large shapes rather than small details. I agree it is difficult and some people find it more difficult than others. But I don't think you need to be advanced to try painting/drawing in a loose style.
I tend to be hyper organized. The loose approach for me is almost therapeutic. like those moments on a steep hike where one stops focusing on one's feet and breathing and begins to experience the place and time. if that makes sense... 🤔
There's a pressure to install a human within a landscape, and this can be disingenuous. Some of my favorites have done this, like Inness. It's old-fashioned. Do the landscape. It's beautiful in itself. Maybe it's only beautiful for the artist, because only artists know how to really see.
I love what you just shared, I am caught up in the correctness I have created some beautiful works just in seven months, but I’m feeling very stuck when I go to do works on my own outside of a lesson because I’m thinking of all the rules do you have classes, Paul I’ll follow you on RU-vid thank you, Paul for any response you can give me. I want to grow in my art! But I want to have fun doing it.
Thank you. The only advice I can give is very general: classes, books, courses and so on are great for learning some basics and getting some inspiration but at some point I believe we have to do our own thing. Pick a subject matter you like landscapes, animals, people, whatever you like to paint and draw and start experimenting with different styles and mediums. Enjoy the adventure and keep experimenting. Also ask yourself why you want to make art.
This is beautiful, clean loose and refreshing Paul. I’ve been studying pastels for seven months and I’m getting lost in the details. Do use a photo reference do you do a tonal value sketch… Do you do a notan?
I don't use references I prefer to use memory and imagination. I also like keep everything spontaneous so I rarely do any kind of preparation or initial studies. I don't have the patience for that approach to art. I just do a drawing or painting and move on to the next one.
